Roudozem-Xanthi Border Crossing Expected to Open in 2020

December 4 (BTA) - At a meeting in Xanthi on Tuesday, the Joint Monitoring Committee of the Interreg V-A Greece-Bulgaria Cooperation Programme 2014-2020 discussed strategic bilateral projects between the two countries, Haskovo's regional administration said in a press release. The project for a new border checkpoint at Roudozem-Xanthi is considered a priority and is expected to be completed in 2020.

The meeting was chaired by Bulgaria's Deputy Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Denitsa Nikolova and Greece's Deputy Minister of Economy, Development and Tourism Stathis Giannakidis.

On the meeting's agenda was the progress made in the projects under the Interreg V-A Greece-Bulgaria Programme and the strategic projects for the construction of the Roudozem-Xanthi border control checkpoint, the approaches to it and protection against floods in the cross-border region.

The Joint Monitoring Committee approved the conditions for a call for projects for small- and medium-sized enterprises wishing to develop their capacity in the cross-border region and to contribute to economic growth and employment. The call is worth a total of 10 million euro, and each company will receive up to 200,000 euro of funding, with 35 per cent co-funding by the beneficiaries. A project can be worth up to 600,000 euro. LI/DS